St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-09
TWO-ACT TRAGEDY.
The News is Rubbed Out to Reappear
in Brother-Act With the
Star.
Young Mr. 0sgoodby Energies Smiling
From the Wreck, Supremacy
Happy.
A Riot in the News Office, in Which
Pistols and Shooting Sticks Are
Drawn.

The evening news is dead. 1t was
not killed by the force of circumstances,
SO its sponsors claim, but died by its
own hands. Tomorrow evening the
Star-NewS will be issued from the Star
office, which virtually explains the
tranSactior-the News is merged into
Star and the rosy Checks of w. Gardner
OSgoOdby, the former owner, will shine
through the brass lattice work in the
Star office, where he will be assistant
business manager at salary of sos per
week, payable every Saturday. There
was no News issued yesterday after
noon, but there was more fun in its Of
flee than ever appeared in its columns;
for the paper had suspended by act of
the manager and the employees were try
ing TO revive it, which they failed to do,
as Will be seen.
THE PROLOGUE.
The story of the tWO-act tragedy is not
long; Along in the spring came w.
Gardner and Al OSgoodby, who were
supposed TO be the sons of a wealthy New
Yorker, and who had an ambition to
shine i'll the world of letters. AS pro-
logue the Democratic News appeared
one Sunday morning with big picture
OF Mary Anderson as a frontiSpIece.
After several issues the first act of the
tragedy came on in the shape of the
Evening News, a small paper of Dem
Ocratic and sensational proclivities.
The MeSsrs. OsgOodby were handsome.
attractive, young fellows, with I'M
bounded nerve, and an ineXhaustible
stock of elOquence: and they formed
Joint stock company. with a capital of
$4,000, of which W. Gardner OSgoodby
held majority, and about $1,000 was
taken by John c. Oswald, John Orth, \.
j. NOerenberg and Randolph Bur cess.
The paper was issued and sailed along
Swimmingly. to all outward seeming,
causing more than one serious council
of war in the offices of older evening pa
perS. But though nerve and talent were
strewn in abundance about the Office of
the News. its bank account did not
become plethOric with rapidity COM
menSurate with its merits, and in Au-
gust loan of $500 was negotiated with
Mr.. Oswald, the corporation note being
Ornamented with suitable Endorsements.
The company also secured a press of
its own, and this adding to its outfit also
added to its liability, and perhaps
shouldered more than it could safely
navigate with. For the past week there
have been
SCNDRY RUM0RS
to the effect that a financial crisis had
been reached and the paper must soon
suspend. On Oct. l. 500 was paid on
the press and there was not enough left
to complete the pay roll and meet the
checks on the Peoples bank, but the
protested checks were given and re-
ceived with full understanding. Be
the financial condition of the paper
what 1t may, the crisis came yesterday,
but it was not smash; on the contrary
it was deal that, while it created
riot in the office, will proba-
bly, result in the greatest good
to all concerned. The Star has stepped
in and swallowed the outfit, OSgoodby
and all, and now expects to shine with
renewed luStre. By the deal, the Star
gets the subscribers, advertising con-
tracts. good will and OsgoOdby, of the
News, and OsgOOdby gets $4,000 in Star
stock and position. The News stock
holders get half the amount of their
stock in stock of the Star and the Star
adds the News to its title. This was all
closed up and was satisfactory to all
concerned-eXcept 1.-THE employees.
THE SECOND ACT.
In the Office yesterday afternoon
Grethen had bought the circulation and
was determined the paper should be is
sued yesterday afternoon. The Chicago
plate dispatches were all in place, and
the columns were still further embel-
lished with a lively roast ON Osgoodby,
SurreptitiouSly inserted by one
of the staff, but the subject
of the attack heard of it.
and, as official in charge, determined
the News had seen the last light Of day.
He said Grethen was in arrears for his
papers and his contract was annulled.
He had given chattel mortgage to Sc
cure the Oswald loan and had turned
everything over to Attorney Marston.
who represented the mortgage. But
the unpaid printers and reporters allied
themselves with Grethen, who prom
ised their salaries should be paid
If they got out the paper. Os-
gOodby called for volunteers and
soon enrolled under his banner Manag-
aging Editor Bonner. Cashier BOyden
and others, with whom he prepared for
warfare. Three stalwart police officers
were also called in to aid his forces. The
insurgents had locked themselves in the
news room and were preparing the
forms when Osgoodby broke through
the door. A lively time ensued. Os-
goodby produced a pocket howit-
ger and threatened instant dis
solution as the portion of the misguided
men who should lay hand on the forms,
while Grethen urged the others on.
chanting war songs from the Manitou
and threatening damage suits innumer-
able. Finally, however, the Osgoodby
faction prevailed and the edition was
suppressed, night settling down with
the office in charge of the agent of the
mortgage.
THE AFTERMATH.
The GLOBE is in possession of the
version of every faction interested. and
Sits the above out of the mass of testi-
mony as the probable truth. Osgoodby
declares every cent of Indebtedness will
be paid in full, and says it was the fuss
in the afternoon which kept him in the
front office that prevented his raising
money and paying off everybody then.
He promises the pay shall be forthcom-
ing tomorrow. Last night he was
serenely happy, notwithstanding the
fact Grethen threatens heavy damage
suit. At the Star Office the same happi-
ness prevailed, and not cloud dimmed
the horizon. The epilogue will follow
tomorrow. Half dozen enterprising
scandal mOngers are out of employment
and cash, though some have been prom
iSed lucrative employment. and the rest
are engaged in painting the town.